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Music and stories kids choose themselves lessen their pain after major surgery
Pediatric patients who listened to 30 minutes of songs by Taylor Swift , Rihanna and other singers of their choosing — or audio books — had a significant reduction in pain aft er major surgery, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study.
The children, ages nine to 14, chose from a playlist of top music in different genres including pop, country, rock and classical. Short audio books were another option in the study.
A strategy to control post-surgical pain without medication is important because opioid analgesics — most commonly used to control post-surgical pain — can cause breathing problems in children. Thus, caregivers usually limit the amount of opiods prescribed, and children
3-D MRI DTI may help detect muscle injuries that occur as result of long-distance running
The results of a study indicate that Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Diffusion-Tensor Imaging (DTI) could be used for the prognosis and treatment of sports injuries in athletes. The researchers obtained DTI Three-dimensional (3-D) measurements of the upper leg from the hip to the knee, including the hamstring and other susceptible muscles, in a single imaging session. The technique revealed changes that qualitative T2-weighted MR imaging with fat suppression was not able to show, and could be used to help clinicians detect long-term changes in the upper leg from sports-related muscle injuries.
The researchers evaluated five male amateur long-distance runners using a 3-T MR examination of both upper legs at three points in time. The exams took place one week before, two days after, and three weeks aft er the runners took part in a marathon. A musculoskeletal radiologist used three grades to evaluate the level of muscle injury using T2-weighted images with fat suppression. The radiologist noted the specific muscle and its location, the craniocaudal, and axial length of the hemorrhage and/or edema, and manually segmented six muscles in both upper legs based on T1- and T2-weighted images.
Lead author of the study, Martijn Froeling, PhD, at the University Medical Centre Utrecht (Utrecht, Netherlands), said,
Restrictive ruling on cardiac procedure
In the future, TAVIs can only be carried out in German hospitals with cardiac surgery departments and cardiac wards, as decided by the German Government
World on the verge of an effective Ebola vaccine
Results from an interim analysis of the Guinea Phase III efficacy vaccine trial show that VSV-EBOV (Merck, Sharp & Dohme) is highly effective against Ebola. The independent body of international experts – the Data and Safety Monitoring Board
Dead bacteria to kill colorectal cancer
Scientists from Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) have successfully used dead bacteria to kill colorectal cancer cells.
Harvesting the Clostridium sporogenes bacteria found commonly in soil, the NTU team was able to harness the bacteria in its dead form, and its secretions, to destroy colon tumours cells effectively.
Colorectal cancer is the number one cancer in Singapore and the foremost cancer amongst males as stated by Singapore
New drug against death by sepsis and ARDS
Scientists at Queen
Minimally-invasive procedure provides high-risk patients with advanced option for treatment of aortic stenosis
NYU Langone Medical Center became the first academic medical centre to implant a newly FDA-approved heart valve for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in patients with severe aortic stenosis. Mathew R. Williams, MD performed the TAVR procedure and the patient was discharged to her home only two days later. Five additional patients have successfully undergone the procedure since then.
Project launched that uses stem cells to treat brittle bone disease in the womb
A trial that uses stem cell injections to treat osteogenesis imperfecta, more commonly known as brittle bone disease, prior to and just after birth has been launched by teams at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) and the UCL Institute of Child Health (ICH) in collaboration with colleagues across Europe.
By carrying out genetic screening in pregnant women whose baby is suspected of having severe osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), babies identified with the condition may be treated with a stem cell that increases the production of collagen in the body. This then reduces the number of painful bone fractures a child experiences once born.
OI affects around one in 15
Leadless pacemaker study assesses safety and efficacy
A leadless cardiac pacemaker showed